Holly girls get first win over McClave in 13 years

Eads knocks Cheraw from the unbeaten ranks

Ledger Staff Report

Posted:
01/14/2014 10:02:03 AM MST

It was a wild weekend for local Class 1A and 2A girl basketball teams with some wild with upsets.

Cheyenne Wells sprung a major upset beating Springfield on Saturday, while No. 10 state-ranked McClave fell to both Holly and South Baca and No. 8 ranked Cheraw was knocked from the ranks of the unbeaten by Eads.

Fourth-ranked Eads chalked up two victories to improve to 7-1 overall.

The Lady Eagles hosted Cheraw in a battle of state-ranked teams and District 2 foes on Friday, Jan. 10.

Eads won 48-39 to hand the Lady Wolverines their first loss of the season. Senior Kailyn Lane led the Eagles with 16 points.

The Lady Eagles came back with another win on Saturday as they hammered No. 9 ranked Stratton/Liberty 52-33.

Holly's Macy Kennedy puts a shot against McClave's Tacie Canfield in Class 1A girl's action last Friday in Holly. Kennedy, a 5-11 freshman post, scored 11 points and grabbed 8 rebounds to help lead the Lady Wildcats to a 43-38 victory. It marked the first time that Holly had beaten McClave in 13 years.
Holly's Macey Kennedy puts a shot against McClave's Tacie Canfield in Class 1A girl's action last Friday in Holly. Kennedy, a 5-11 freshman post, scored 11 points and grabbed 8 rebounds to help lead the Lady Wildcats to a 43-38 victory. It marked the first time that Holly had beaten McClave in 13 years.
(John Contreras/The Lamar Ledger)

Eads coach Trey Eder had nine girls get in the scoring column, led by Tanaia Hansen and Savanna Gyurman with 12 points apiece. Sophomore Brittanie Newman added 10 in a very balanced scoring effort.

Holly played a strong defensive game, limiting the McClave offense with good man-to-man pressure.

Senior Sheridan Rushton paced Holly with 12 points and 7 rebounds while freshman post Macy Kennedy also had a big game for Holly with 11 points and 8 boards as the Lady Wildcats beat McClave for the first time in 13 years.

Tacie Canfield led McClave with 9 points while Breanna Simonds, Sarah Zamora, and Peighton Martin all had 7 points each.

The Lady Cardinals hurt themselves, making only four of 13 free throws on the night.

Holly took a 13-8 lead after the first quarter behind 7 points from Hess. At halftime, the Lady Wildcats were still ahead 22-18.

McClave fought back to take a 34-33 lead at the end of the third quarter when Canfield threw up a shot at the top of the key that banked off the glass and went in just as the buzzer sounded.

Holly opened the fourth quarter with a three-point playby Kennedy and another basket underneath by Kennedy to give the Lady Wildcats a 38-34 lead with seven minutes to play.

It was a lead that Holly never relinquished the rest of the way.

Rushton scored an eight-foot jumper off the glass to make it 40-36 with 6:35 on the clock.

From there, neither team scored until 3:23 showing when Kennedy made a free throw to make it 41-36.

The Lady Cardinals trailed 41-38 with under two minutes remaining but never scored again down the stretch.

"It was good victory for us from the standpoint of getting over the hump and winning a game against a team that has eluded you for so long," said Holly coach Randy Holmen. "It was important for our seniors to get a victory like that especially against one of the top programs in the state for a long time."

McClave journeyed to Campo to play South Baca on Saturday.

The Lady Cards led 40-28 late in the third quarter when the Lady Patriots slapped on a full court press.

South Baca would score 26 unanswered points to take a 54-40 lead. McClave (5-3) never recovered, losing 62-50.

The sophomore-laden Lady Patriots had four players in double figures, led by Shay Woods with 19 points. Freshman Bree Carwin had 14, while fellow freshman Frankie Ormiston added 13. Junior Allison Grahn added a dozen for the South Baca, who moved to 5-3 on the season.

The No. 3 ranked Kit Carson girls posted two wins to improve to 6-2.

The Lady Wildcats beat winless Wiley 54-18 on Friday and then turned around on Saturday and hammered Arickaree, 60-38.

Kit Carson had three in double figures against Wiley with junior Aurelia Isenbart leading the way with 14 points. Senior Brooke Crawford had 24 points including five 3's against Arickaree.

One of the major upsets to date was Cheyenne Wells shocking 48-39 overtime win over Springfield on Saturday. The loss snapped the Lady Longhorns five-game winning streak as they fell to 6-4.

Cheyenne Wells scored late to tie it at 36-36 in regulation, then outscored the Longhorns 12-3 in the extra period to win their third game of the season. Senior standout Morgan Howard was big for the Tigers with 12 points, six boards, and six blocks.

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